Members on Call: Meredith Garofalo, Alana Nehring, Vanessa Alonso, Paul Gross, Bob Lindmeier, Chris Michaels, Elisa Raffa, Tammie Souza, Hannah Strong, Anthony Yanez
Call Began: 2:05 PM EDT
Meredith taking over co-chair for Alana starting January 2020
New Members to Welcome – Anthony, Vanessa, Ariel, & Tammi
Speakers finalized for presented of SSC at AMS 100 in January:
Updates from Committee Members on What They're Covering:
Hannah making efforts to talk about climate change with recent extreme heat in market
Elisa did a story for Labor Day on Fish Tourism and Climate Change in her market in Missouri
Chris working on a story in Roanoke on heat and impacts on health due to extreme heat, how longer summer weather affects those impacted
Bob shared a new seminar that will be shown of AMS, outside of broadcast conferences but part of general conference. Citizens Climate Lobby putting this on. There will be an all-day climate policy symposium on the Wednesday afternoon. Will discuss problems broadcast mets face and the science. Also touches on the political side and legislation and how to address this with solutions. **Maybe make an announcement at the end of the Broadcast session at AMS to promote?***
Paul did an article on the World Climate Summit, was able to do an article from information from WMO, great articles on his company website. Good place to get information out if we cannot get it on on-air broacasts.
Figure out a time/place for the SSC to meet up at the AMS Conference
NEXT MEETING - Dec. 2, 2019 at 2 PM ET, it will be hosted on ZOOM … it's web based, more details to come.
**Make sure you have your bio/headshot updated for our 'Meet the Committee" on website, please send to Alana at earliest convenience**
After the conference in January, Paul suggests updating website and make sure links work, add new ones, Station Scientist material. Everyone gets one topic to update.
Co-Chairs to update website OR we elect someone to be in charge of website. Any interest? Website management experience? Let us know!
Use our Facebook Group! Post your stories so we can share. https://www.facebook.com/groups/781317312054404/
Call Ended 2:33 PM EDT